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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD) TestBased upon the DSM-5 criteria

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Instructions: Simp#y answer the 'uestions on how you have behaved and fe#t during the past 6months ! )a*e your time and answer truthfu##y for the most accurate resu#ts!

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1. How often do you have difficulty sustaining your attention while doing something forwor ! school! a ho""y! or fun activity (e.g.! remaining focused during lectures! lengthyreading or conversations)#

ever

Rare#y

Sometimes

.ften

$. How often are you easily distracted "y e%ternal stimuli! li e something in your

environment or unrelated thoughts# ever

Rare#y

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.ften

&. How often do you avoid! disli e! or are reluctant to engage in tas s that re'uire sustainedmental effort or thought#

ever

Rare#y

Sometimes

.ften

. How often do you have trou"le listening to someone! even when they are spea ingdirectly to you! li e your mind is somewhere else#



ever

Rare#y

Sometimes

.ften

. How often do you have difficulty in organi*ing an activity or tas needing to get done(e.g.! poor time management! fails to meet deadlines! difficulty managing se'uential tas s)#

ever

Rare#y

Sometimes

.ften

6. How often do you fail to give close attention to details! or ma e careless mista es inthings such as schoolwor ! at wor ! or during other activities#

ever

Rare#y

Sometimes

.ften

+. How often do you forget to do something you do all the time! such as missing anappointment or paying a "ill#

ever

Rare#y

Sometimes

.ften

,. How often do you lose! misplace or damage something that-s necessary in order to getthings done (e.g.! your phone! eyeglasses! paperwor ! wallet! eys! etc.)#

ever

Rare#y

Sometimes.ften

. How often do you have trou"le following through on instructions! or failing to finishschoolwor ! chores! or duties in the wor place (e.g.! you start a tas "ut 'uic ly lose focusand are easily sidetrac ed)#

ever



Rare#y

Sometimes

.ften

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For AdultsInstructions: Continue to answer the questions on how you have behaved and feltduring the past 6 months .

10. How often are you unable to play or engage in leisurely activitiesquietly?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

11. How often do you have di culty waiting your turn! such as whilewaiting in line?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

1". How often do you feel li#e you$re %on the go!% acting as if you$re%driven by a motor% &e.g.! you$re unable to be or uncomfortable beingstill for an e'tended period of time! such as in a restaurant or ameeting(?



Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

1). How often do you leave your seat in situations when remainingseated is e'pected &e.g.! leaving your place in the o ce or wor#place(?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

1*. How often do you blurt out an answer before a question has beencompleted &e.g.! completing another person$s sentence or can$t wait yourturn in a conversation(?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

1+. How often do you feel restless ,, li#e you want to get out and do something?

Never

Rarely

SometimesOften

16. How often do you -dget with or tap your hands or feet! or squirm inyour seat?



Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

1 . How often do -nd yourself tal#ing e'cessively?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

1/. How often do you interrupt or intrude on others! such as butting intotheir conversation or ta#ing over what others are doing?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

1 . ere several of the symptoms present prior to age 1"?

No Yes

"0. 2o the symptoms appear in at least two or more settings &e.g.! athome and school(?

No Yes

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Inattention Subscale: 0Hyperactivity/Impulsivity Subscale:

ou have answered this se#f-report 'uestionnairein such a way as to suggest that you do not #i*e#ycurrent#y suffer from an attention deficitdisorder!

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! How often do you have troub#e wrapping up the fina# detai#s of a pro ect$ once the cha##enging

parts have been done=

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2! How often do you have difficu#ty getting things in order when you have to do a tas* thatre'uires organi(ation=

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• Often

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6! How often do you have prob#ems remembering appointments or ob#igations=

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• Often

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5! How often do you fidget or s'uirm with your hands or feet when you have to sit down for a#ong time=

• Never

• Rarely

• Sometimes

• Often

• -ery Often

>! How often do you fee# over#y active and compe##ed to do things$ #i*e you were driven by amotor=

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• Rarely

• Sometimes

• Often

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> Guestions1 Answering F or more 'uestions with the answers indicated above suggestssymptoms high#y consistent with ADHD in adu#ts$ and further investigation is warranted! ;%#easesee the important note be#ow regarding the inaccurate and mis#eading nature of some versions ofthis test provided on other websites$ which assign a numerica# score!<

)he actua# diagnosis of ADHD can on#y be made on the basis of a detai#ed history and menta#status eEamination! High scores on this screening 'ui( may a#so be re#ated to anEiety$ depressionor mania! )hese conditions must be ru#ed out before a diagnosis of ADHD can be made!

)his section a#so inc#udes a screening test for mania1 Mania Screening Gui(1 )he "o#dbergMania Guestionnaire I!

Research suggests that the symptoms of ADHD can persist into adu#thood$ having a significantimpact on the re#ationships$ careers$ and even the persona# safety of patients who may sufferfrom it! Because this disorder is often misunderstood$ many peop#e who have it do not receiveappropriate treatment and$ as a resu#t$ may never reach their fu## potentia#! %art of the prob#em is

that it can be difficu#t to diagnose$ particu#ar#y in adu#ts!

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0hen your 'ui( is scored$ one of 2 different information pages wi## appear to describe the resu#tsfor scores in your range$ a#ong with further detai#s of how your score was computed!

Additional 2nformation

)his is a screening eEamination for adu#t ADD! +t is not a diagnostic test!

)his 'ui( is adapted from the -'uestion symptom chec*#ist ca##ed the Adu#t ADHD Se#f-Report Sca#e ;ASRS-v ! <$ deve#oped in con unction with the 0or#d Hea#th .rgani(ation and the0or*group on Adu#t ADHD! .n the origina# -'uestion test$ on#y > of the 'uestions are direct#yscored to indicate ADHD symptoms$ and it is these > 'uestions which are inc#uded here! )heorigina# team of psychiatrists and researchers inc#uded1

8enard Ad#er$ MDAssociate %rofessor of %sychiatry and euro#ogy

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References1

/. S&hweit)er JB et al. Med Clin North 5m. 677/89:;0<$/7(// =:=(===.6. Bar+ley R5. 5ttention "e>&it ?y#era&tivity "isorder$ 5 ?andboo+ for

"ia'nosis and @reatment. 6nd ed. /AA9.

0. Biederman J et al. 5m J !sy&hiatry./AA08/:7$/=A6(/=A9.

3. 5meri&an !sy&hiatri& 5sso&iation$ "ia'nosti& and Statisti&al Manual of Mental

"isorders ourth dition @eDt Revision. Eashin'ton "C 5meri&an!sy&hiatri& 5sso&iation. 6777$ 9:(A0.

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! Do you have a sense of underachievement$ of not meeting your goa#s$ regard#ess of how muchyou have actua##y accomp#ished=

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

2! + find it difficu#t to read written materia# un#ess it is very interesting or very easy!

• Not at all

•

Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

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• -ery mu&h

6! Jspecia##y in groups$ + find it hard to stay focused on what is being said in conversations!

•

Not at all• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

F! + have a 'uic* temperKa short fuse!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

5! + am irritab#e$ and get upset by minor annoyances!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h



>! + say things without thin*ing$ and #ater regret having said them!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

:! + ma*e 'uic* decisions without thin*ing enough about their possib#e bad resu#ts!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

! My re#ationships with peop#e are made difficu#t by my tendency to ta#* first and thin* #ater!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

7! My moods have highs and #ows!



• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

3! + have troub#e p#anning in what order to do a series of tas*s or activities!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

! + easi#y become upset!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

2! + seem to be thin s*inned and many things upset me!

• Not at all



• Just a little

• Somewhat

•

Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

6! + a#most a#ways am on the go!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

F! + am more comfortab#e when moving than when sitting sti##!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

5! +n conversations$ + start to answer 'uestions before the 'uestions have been fu##y as*ed!

• Not at all

• Just a little



• Somewhat

• Moderately

•

uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

>! + usua##y wor* on more than one pro ect at a time$ and fai# to finish many of them!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

:! )here is a #ot of staticI or chatterI in my head!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

! Jven when sitting 'uiet#y$ + am usua##y moving my hands or feet!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat



• Moderately

• uite a lot

•

-ery mu&h

7! +n group activities it is hard for me to wait my turn!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

23! My mind gets so c#uttered that it is hard for it to function!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

2 ! My thoughts bounce around as if my mind is a pinba## machine!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately



• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

22! My brain fee#s as if it is a te#evision set with a## the channe#s going at once!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

26! + am unab#e to stop daydreaming!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot

• -ery mu&h

2F! + am distressed by the disorgani(ed way my brain wor*s!

• Not at all

• Just a little

• Somewhat

• Moderately

• uite a lot



• -ery mu&h

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• 0 #oints Moderately

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• : #oints -ery mu&h

)his is a screening eEamination for adu#t ADD! +t is not a diagnostic test! Scores over :3 areassociated with a high probabi#ity of ADD! )he diagnosis of ADD can on#y be made on the basisof a detai#ed history and menta# status eEamination! High scores on this eEamination may resu#tfrom anEiety$ depression or mania! )hese conditions must be ru#ed out before a diagnosis ofAdu#t ADD can be made!

)his section a#so inc#udes a screening 'ui( for mania ; Mania Screening Gui(1 )he "o#dbergMania Guestionnaire I<$ depression ; Depression )ests I< and one for anEiety and depression; ? 3 AnEiety and Depression )est I<!

0hen your 'ui( is scored$ one of 2 different information pages wi## appear to describe the resu#tsfor scores in your range$ a#ong with further detai#s of how your score was computed!

2mport 8aveats7 9laws in the :asper4;old"erg ADD/ADHDTest

Bac* in 773$ when this screening test first appeared ;#ater spreading to every corner of theinternet with even the faintest interest in ADD/ADHD<$ the diagnosis of the disorder was a #itt#edifferent than it is now! &nfortunate#y$ even after a## these years$ the test sti## has not beenupdated to overcome what can now be recogni(ed as severe f#aws1

ailure to ta+e se#arate a&&ount of inattention and hy#era&tivity%im#ulsivity

5n a&tual dia'nosis of 5""%5"?" requires the #resen&e of two distin&t&om#onents H both inattention and hy#era&tivity%im#ulsivity H whi&h thistest &ombines into one monolithi& s&ore.

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Not only is it in&orre&t to lin+ a dia'nosis of 5"?" to a total number ofsym#toms without di*erentiatin' between the types of sym#toms but it iseven more in&orre&t to ma+e that lin+ without &he&+in' for fa&tors whi&h#re&lude the dia'nosis alto'ther. @his test does not &he&+ for those#re&ludin' fa&tors.

;,or the mathematica##y eag#e-eyed1 yes$ of course it is true that we can sti## c#aim an overa##corre#ation between higher overa## scores and higher probabi#ities of ADHD diagnosis! But thismas*s the fact that for a subset of those higher scores L those where on#y inattention orhyperactivity/impu#sivity is present and the other is absent L the probabi#ity of a correct ADHDdiagnosis is &ero!<

Despite these f#aws$ the asper-"o#dberg test remains popu#ar$ and we inc#ude it here in thissection for the sa*e of comp#eteness! "ive it a whir#$ but beware of its #imitations! ,or a moremodern a#ternative$ you may a#so want to try the Structured Adu#t ADHD Se#f-)est ;SAAS)<1)est ourse#f for ADHD I!


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! + find that + ma*e care#ess mista*es in wor*$ in schoo#$ or in other activities or + have troub#e paying attention to detai#s!

• No not at all

• Yes somewhat or a little

• Yes moderately to quite a lot

• Yes very mu&h

2! + tend to fidget with my hands or feet$ or + s'uirm in my seat!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

6! + often miss what is being said to me in conversations!

• No not at all



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• Yes very mu&h

F! + prefer to run about or c#imb on things$ even when + *now it doesn t fit the situation!

•

No not at all• Yes somewhat or a little


• Yes very mu&h

5! + find it difficu#t to organi(e my tas*s and activities!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

>! + am often on the goI!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

:! + tend to #ose things that + need for schoo# or wor*!

• No not at all

•

Yes somewhat or a little


• Yes very mu&h

! + can t he#p but give the answer before someone has finished as*ing me a 'uestion!



• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

7! + am forgetfu# during my dai#y activities!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

3! + find it difficu#t to *eep my attention on what + am doing$ whether wor*ing or p#aying!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

! + find it hard to stay sitting$ even when + *now + am eEpected to!

• No not at all



•

Yes very mu&h

2! + find it hard to fo##ow through on instructions or finish chores or duties$ even though +understand what is eEpected of me!

• No not at all





• Yes very mu&h

6! + find it hard to engage in p#ay or #iesure activities that are 'uiet!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

F! + don t #i*e having to ma*e a sustained menta# effort!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

5! + tend to ta#* eEcessive#y!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

>! + am easi#y distracted!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h



:! + have troub#e waiting my turn!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

! + often interrupt others!

• No not at all



• Yes very mu&h

7! Jven before the age of :$ some of the 'uestions above ; - < wou#d sti## have been es$moderate#y to 'uite a #otI or es$ very muchI!

• No

• Yes

23! + eEperience prob#ems re#ated to some of the above in more than one conteEt L i!e!$ +eEperience prob#ems more than ust at home$ or more than ust at wor*!

• No

• Yes

2 ! )he *inds prob#ems of prob#ems + eEperience due to these eEperiences get to be pretty seriousin my socia# #ife$ my academic wor*$ or my ob!

• No not at all• Yes somewhat or a little


• Yes very mu&h



22! + have previous#y been diagnosed with a menta# disorder that + have been to#d might accountfor the types of eEperiences above$ or + be#ieve that + may be eEperiencing such a disorder! )hismight inc#ude %ervasive Deve#opmenta# Disorder$ Schi(ophrenia or other %sychotic Disorder$ orsomething in the c#ass of disorders inc#uded under the headings of Mood Disorder$ AnEietyDisorder$ Dissociative Disorder$ or %ersona#ity Disorder!

• No

• Yes

A"out coring this sychological uestionnaire

coring for uestions 141,7

• 7 #oints No not at all• / #oint Yes somewhat or a little

• 6 #oints Yes moderately to quite a lot

• 0 #oints Yes very mu&h

)his yie#ds a tota# maEimum score of 5F!

Guestion 2 is scored on the same sca#e but is used to ad udicate on whether a diagnosis ofADHD shou#d be eEc#uded it is not inc#uded in the fina# tota#!

Guestions 7$ 23 and 22 are each scored as a binary choice and are again used to ad udicate onwhether a diagnosis of ADHD shou#d be eEc#uded!

0hen your 'ui( is scored$ one of seven different information pages wi## appear to describe theresu#ts for scores in your range$ a#ong with further detai#s of how your score was computed!


)his is a screening test for adu#t ADHD! +t is not a diagnostic instrument! Structured so as todifferentiate between two distinct components of ADHD diagnosis ;name#y$ inattention togetherwith hyperactivity'i!pulsivity <$ this ADHD test is a#so sensitive to factors which typica##y

preclude a diagnosis of ADHD! Scores over 2F together with the absence of mitigating factors

are typica##y consistent with eEperiences which$ under the carefu# eva#uation of a psychiatrist$may be considered symptomatic of ADHD! 0ith regard to mitigating factors$ note in particu#arthat any of the conditions mentioned in 'uestion 22 may better account for these symptoms$ evenwhere those systems yie#d a high score on this ADHD test!

9onstructed with a forced-choice semantic interva# 'uestion design$ ADHD screening with theStructured Adu#t ADHD Se#f-)est ;SAAS)< is intended to avoid the pitfa##s of centra# tendency

bias as we## as ac'uiescence bias$ ref#ecting c#inica##y re#evant se#f-assessments of eEperiences



that corre#ate direct#y with some ;but not necessari#y a##< important DSM diagnostic criteria forADHD!

Additional 2nformation and <ote on =alidity of this ADHD

Test)he Structured Adu#t ADHD Se#f-)est ;SAAS)< was deve#oped by Dr "reg Mu#hauser! 8i*emost menta# hea#th screening tests you wi## find on the internet$ this test has not been eva#uatedfor va#idity in terms of sensitivity and specificity via comparison with a Structured 9#inica#+nterview for the DSM ;S9+D<! )herefore$ this instrument shou#d not be re#ied upon in any wayas a diagnostic aid but shou#d be used so#e#y as a too# for increasing your own awareness ofeEperiences which might$ under the carefu# eva#uation of a psychiatrist$ be considered indicativeof ADHD!

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